Top Flite Elder 40 - Manual (Page 15)

used to the slow-speed characteristics. At lower
speeds, the rudder is quite effective. Like most aircraft
that have flat-bottom airfoils, the Elder will naturally
want to climb at full power and settle at low throttle. A
point somewhere in-between these two throttle settings
will provide the "cruise" speed. This setting will vary
with engine size, weight and wind conditions.
With flying time experience you will find that the Elder is
quite aerobatic and fun to fly; loops from level flight, left
and right snap rolls, left and right spins, military-type
rolls and inverted flight, with practice. Touch and go's
are super with this design.
Landings can be as slow and predictable as you'd like,
just maintain your heading into the wind all the way
through touch-down and roll-out to a stop. We have
found that the Elder steers well on the ground with
deflected rudder and short bursts of power.
We sincerely hope that this has been a good project for
you and that the time spent on the building board will be
rewarded with many, many enjoyable flights.
INDEX
INTRODUCTION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
PRE-CONSTRUCTION NOTES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
WING ASSEMBLY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
T A I L G R O U P . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
F U S E L A G E A S S E M B L Y . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
LANDINGGEARANDTAILSKIDASSEMBLY ..... 8
FINAL ASSEMBLY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
COVERINGANDFINISH . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
RADIO INSTALLATION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
P R E - F L I G H T . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
FLYING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
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